The Hearth And The Salamander Flashcards

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1
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Who is Clarsisa McCellean

A

Clarsise is a young girl who walk the streets with Montag. She is called anti-social due to he not liking the fact of being told answer of stuff in school she also is the one who breaks Montage

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2
Q

What does Guy Montag do?

A

Fireman. Burn illegal book

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3
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The kerosene is like

A

Perfume

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4
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When Clarsise asked Montag if he was happy was he?

A

No…

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5
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Who is Mildred? What happened to her

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Millie is montages wife, she enjoys the parlor too much and think the tv family is her real family, she attempted suicide by overdosing on sleeping pill

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6
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What was weird about Mildred’s medical care received

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-not md
-smoking
-10-14 suicides
-situational irony all around

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7
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What animal did Montag compare the Mildred’s operation too

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Snake

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8
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What are parlor walls

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Whole tv walls from floor to celling allow you to interact with the people on tv (they have 3 mil want a 4th wall)

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9
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Describe the mechanical hound

A

Robot dog sniffer of books 8 leg
Procaine injection

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10
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Montag thought the dog was

A

Programmed to hate him

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11
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Clarsise was considered anti-social because…

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She preferred to talk instead of sports/activities

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12
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Clarises uncle gave her what info

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The old world info
She looked up at him

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Clarsise tells Montag about the old world

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That firemen would put out fires instead of starting fires

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14
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Who is captain Beatty

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Montages boss / head firemen

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15
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How did the firemen know which houses had books in them

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An alarm went off… most times neighbors would turn in each other or the dogs

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16
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What lie did Beatty tell Montag

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“Any man is insane who thinks he can fool the government and us”

17
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What did Montag do in the old lady’s attic

A

Take a book

18
Q

Why were the alarms always to burn at night

A

The firemen burn books, and don’t put out fires, so they do it at night, since a fire at night will garner more attention. People are more likely to pay attention to a fire at night and alert others so the fire can be put out.

19
Q

Why did the old women light the match

A

She couldn’t live without her books

20
Q

What happed to Clarissa

A

She died in a car accident

21
Q

Montag was afraid of Beatty finding what when he visited

A

The books he had

22
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Why did Beatty belive book should be destroyed

A

Everyone should be the same and people shouldn’t think for themselves

23
Q

What do the hearth and the salamander represent in part 1

A

They represent fire